Former foreign minister JulieBishopMP has fired a parting shot at her Liberal colleagues, saying she would have beaten Bill Shorten in May's federal election had they made her prime minister.
Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has fired a parting shot at her Liberal colleagues, saying she would have beaten Bill Shorten in May's federal election had they made her prime minister. Ms Bishop told The Sunday Times she contested the leadership vote to replace Malcolm Turnbull because 'I was confident that I could defeat Bill Shorten, and that was Labor's thought too'.
Julie Bishop says she had the support of at least 28 colleagues going into the party room ballot before being knocked out in the first round with just 11 votes. The former deputy leader was particularly critical of some coalition colleagues, notably retiring Christopher Pyne and Finance Minister Mathias Cormann. Julie Bishop will retire from politics at the federal election.
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